rancid

adj
/ˈɹænsɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ranceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ranciduslbor. English rancid Learned borrowing from Latin rancidus (“stinking, rank, rancid, offensive”).

  1. learned borrowing from rancidus — “stinking, rank, rancid, offensive

Definitions

  1. Rank in taste or smell.

    • The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.
  2. Offensive. Unpleasant.

    • Her remarks were rancid; everyone got up and left.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA